Black Buck record at Mudumalai

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Record image of Black Bucks at Mudumalai.I saw a herd of 5 females and a male. Seem to have moved in from the Satyamangalam range.

50D, 55-250, Ae, f5.6, ISO 800 SS1/1000 .

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Roopak

[Shyamala Kumar]

The great leap captured in wonderful perspective and lovely background.TFS

[Sabyasachi Patra]

That's lovely. Love the high leap captured here. Wonder why they moved away from Satyamangalam. Is it poaching pressure? Is it want of better forage? Did the grasslands in Satyamangalam get degraded because of what-so-ever reason? Or did they simply multiply in number and moved in to another area?

How big is the herd in Mudumalai?

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Breathtaking view. Great vertical leap of the female, looking straight.The dribbling pose of the male is equally attractive. Superb composition. Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

P.S.: How far is this place from Masinagudi? Krishnan has observed 'stiff-legged' vertical leaps.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Thanks all for comments

Patra sab: Herd of 5 females and a male. the tracker informed me that there were only 2 a few months ago which used to be spotted along with a large herd of cheetal, more seem to have joined. I have heard of similar records from bandipur outskirts as well.

Shakti da: this is in Masinagudi. close to the Singara road.

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Roopak

[Mrudul Godbole]

Seems it was quite windy and rainy. The high leap of the female is nicely captured. Good to know their numbers are increasing in Mudumalai. Thanks for sharing the information.

[Suraj Sreedhar]

Nice find ............even i have heard that some BlackBuck were seen near mangala village in the outskirt of Bandipur.
TFS